Jonathan Kent

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DC Comics character adoptive father farmer fictional character

Jonathan Kent is Superman’s adoptive human father, often portrayed as a moral compass who helps shape Clark Kent’s values and sense of responsibility.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jonathan Kent canonical 7
Johnathan Kent 1
Jon Kent 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf DC Comics character ⓘ
adoptive father ⓘ
farmer ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
adoptiveFatherOf Superman ⓘ
surface form: Clark Kent

Superman ⓘ
adoptiveParentOf Superman ⓘ
surface form: Kal-El
alsoKnownAs Jonathan Kent ⓘ
surface form: Johnathan Kent

Jonathan Kent ⓘ
surface form: Pa Kent
appearsIn Action Comics ⓘ
DC Comics publications ⓘ
Superman ⓘ
appearsInAdaptation Man of Steel ⓘ
surface form: Man of Steel (film)

Smallville ⓘ
surface form: Smallville (TV series)

Superman: The Movie ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Kent family farm ⓘ
createdBy Jerry Siegel ⓘ
Joe Shuster ⓘ
familyName Kent ⓘ
fictionalUniverse DC Universe ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1950 ⓘ
firstAppearedIn Adventure Comics #149 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
homePlanet Earth ⓘ
influences Superman’s sense of justice ⓘ
Superman’s sense of responsibility ⓘ
narrativeFunction grounds Superman in humanity ⓘ
notableCharacteristic hardworking ⓘ
strong moral values ⓘ
supportive father ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
small-town businessman ⓘ
parentOf Superman ⓘ
surface form: Clark Kent
portrayedBy Eddie Jones ⓘ
Glenn Ford ⓘ
John Schneider ⓘ
Kevin Costner ⓘ
Kirk Alyn ⓘ
publisher DC Comics ⓘ
raises Superman ⓘ
surface form: Clark Kent
residence Smallville ⓘ
role mentor to Clark Kent ⓘ
moral compass for Superman ⓘ
species human ⓘ
spouse Martha Kent ⓘ
teaches Superman ⓘ
surface form: Clark Kent

moral values ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Man of Steel → character → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Smallville → character → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Superman → adoptiveParents → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Jonathan Kent → alsoKnownAs → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pa Kent
Jonathan Kent → alsoKnownAs → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johnathan Kent
Jor-El → grandfatherOf → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jon Kent
Superman film series → featuresCharacter → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Martha Kent → spouse → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Martha Kent → relativeOf → Jonathan Kent ⓘ
Glenn Ford → portrayedCharacter → Jonathan Kent ⓘ